Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-05-24

street railroad. l would not build it over
the routes that have been talked of, but
would run it from Front up ] street to
Twentieth or Twentyfirst, and then south
to Sutterville. That would traverse re-
markedly rich section. Then I
would cut up those lands south
of the city along the water into
four acre lots-or rather the people would
as soon as the roads are built, and parties
wanted to buy the lands, and four acres of
that land would enable a family to make
its living from it. With the cable road
connecting these points, man could reside
down there with his family and attend to
his business in town the same as now, and
have his home surroundings a perfect
paradise and at the same time self support
ing and profitable. With such a condition of
affairs Sacramento would grow rapidly and
the outlying country would soon be a scene
Of thrifty, happy homes, property values
would be increased by many fold, and taxes
be correspondingly lower. It's only step
from our present condition to unmeasured
prosperity"
DO you think capital could be got to
construct such a cable road?n
Think know it. l can name man
at this moment who is anxious to invest in
such cable road, and who states that he
VIII but rOO,OOO CdSH lulO the SclenG II q
good company is formed"
JOHN MCNEIL.
Among other things relating to public
interests, Mr.. Mcneil spoke substantially
as follows " Yes, put me down as favor
ing the movement to quicken public spirit.
expect there are some of us who need a
giant-powder cartridge set off under us TO
wake us up. What would do the CITY
nor md hr,,N
investors, would be this For instance. if
Mr.. - and Mr.. -, who can do it as
easily as not, will take land in our suburbs,
divide it up into small tracts, even down to
patches, and erect upon them neat cottages
and offer them on fair and easy install
ments, feel sure large numbers will i'm
prove the opportunity to live where thew
can raise produce for their own consump-
ton, have room and air, and put their
rentals into homes for themselves and
children. That's one idea. Then, instead
of the Aiken property being divided up,
as Mr.. Aiken suggests, if great wealth
would only
BUILD A MONUMENT
In the hearts of Sacramentans to itself, by
buying that property and giving it to Sac
ramento for natural park as an extension
OF East Park, the owners of the latter would
probably take like course, and we would
have splendid natural park. very easy of
adornment, great attraction, and around
which the city would grow very rapidly.
But these are only ideas for thought. |
favor the movement for suburban and local
Improvement and the appeals to local
pride. Men ought to make their property
contribute to the attractiveness of the city
all they possibly can. See there, that man
has put up false front on top of his fire
wall and ornamented it. Well, another
story would have been far better, but he
did the best he could and notice, if you
please, how much it has improved that
whole block on that side That is the
right spirit. Our merchants have been
called on so much that it's time others
came to help in matters of local pride, and
| think they will Business is Improving
all the time, and the outlook is fine"